56 EVERYTHING ABOUT DOGS. 



The dog thus suffering will be observed frequently scratching his ear with his 

 paw, holding his head on one side, giving it a violent shake, as though to empty 

 something out, the pain and irritation causing him to thus shake his head, whereby 

 the flaps of the ear get bruised, ulcerations form, the tips become sore, the inflam- 

 mation in the interior lining membrane extends itself to the outside and from the 

 shaking and scratching is formed external canker. 



When a dog shakes his head, scratches his ear with his paw, and holds his head 

 to one side, it is high time to investigate and apply remedies. 



The acrid discharges, if not cleared away will lead to irritation of the flap of 

 the ear, the flap swells and looks angry, often breaking out in sores at the tips and 

 edges. This is external canker. The peculiarly offensive odor of the ear passage is 

 a sure sign of internal canker. 



Treatment. Wash out the ear with warm water and soapsuds, use either 

 Castile or Eberhart's Dog Soap; rinse with clean warm water and peroxyde of 

 hydrogen, one part of peroxyde to four parts of water by measure. 



Dry out the ear with absorbent cotton gwabs made by rolling cotton loosely 

 on a skewer or clean piece of stick. Dry thoroughly. 



The ear is now ready for treatment, and here is my remedy which has never 

 failed to cure the most obstinate cases, even of long standing, and I give this as 

 having proved to be an infallible cure. 



I cured a valuable poodle that had a bad case in both ear's for a year; three 

 veterinarians having treated the dog and failed to cure him. The dog was then 

 shipped to my kennels and I sent him back in a few weeks entirely cured. This 

 was the worst case I ever saw or handled, and I cured him with the prescription 

 herewith given: 



Iodine 16 grains 



Iodide of potassium '32 grains 



Mix these two first in a tablespoonful of water and then add one pint of 

 pure cider vinegar. Keep in bottle corked up. 



After ear has been cleaned out and dried as directed, take your dog and lay 

 his head <on your knee and pour in or inject with a rubber syringe if he will 

 hold still, about a tablespoonful of the remedy into the ear and gently work or 

 knead it in for a few minutes. Do this once a day only until the ear gets better, 

 and then every other day is often enough. You can look for a cure of ordinary 

 cases in a week or less if treatment was begun promptly at first signs, neglected 

 cases requiring more time. 



Here are several other good remedies: 



Creolin 30 grains 



Sulphate of zinc 16 grains 



Water 8 ounces 



This one should be injected twice daily after cleansing the ear same as 

 for the first remedy given. 



This one is to be used three times a day. Cleanse the ear with injections of 

 equal parts of peroxyde of hydrogen and water three times a day, then inject two 

 teaspoonfuls of the following: Sulphate of zinc one dram, sugar of lead two drams, 

 glycerine two ounces, water six ounces. 



And this one to be used twice a day: Sulphate of zinc ten grains, acetate of 

 lead thirty grains, creolin one-half ounce, glycerin three ounces, water to make 

 eight ounces; inject a tablespoonful into the ear twice a day. 



